Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments followed warnings by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas earlier Tuesday that Israeli actions to change the rules of access at a disputed Muslim-Jewish holy site in Jerusalem “are leading the region and the world to a destructive religious war.” Abbas had spoken in the city of Ramallah as tens of thousands marched in Palestinian cities in the West Bank on the 10th anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat (pictured), who for decades led their cause for an independent state.

“Unfortunately, Abu Mazen is not a partner in the fight against terror,” the Israeli daily Haaretz quoted Netanyahu as saying after a meeting of his security Cabinet, using another name for Abbas. “Instead of calming the unrest, he is enflaming it and spreading lies,” Netanyahu added.

via Israel PM Netanyahu says Abbas incites Palestinians | News | DW.DE | 11.11.2014.